I can't seem to get away from the oil industry this year. I am in the middle of the fire season again, but my crew got sent to the extreme north east part of British Columbia where we are fighting fires in oil and gas fields. Timber values and population are low here so the only fires that are fought are ones that threaten oil wells or pipelines.



I grew up in the boreal forest of northern Ontario, so this is a return to a similar and familiar landscape, although a bit drier. This is the largest forest on the planet. It circles the globe and covers 60% of Canada but is seldom visited. If you like mosses and lichen then this is the place for you.